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the first step being only to make him know 

 his game ; he will at this time run after every 

 thing that he sees, crows, pidgeons, thrushes, 

 small birds, partridges, hares, &c. this eager- 

 ness being somewhat abated, he will end by 

 only pursuing the partridges and hares, to 

 the former of w r hich his natural instinct will 

 particularly attach him, and being soon tired 

 with following those in vain, he will be con- 

 tent, after having flushed the birds, to follow 

 them with his eyes ; he will not however do 

 the same with the hares, for seeing that they 

 have but legs like himself, and do not leave 

 the ground as partridges, he perceives that 

 there is more equality with himself, and will 

 not relinquish the hope of overtaking them ; 

 for this reason he will continue the practice 

 of running after hares, until corrected by 

 education ; and even then it is very difficult 

 to prevent the most crafty and best trained 

 dog from pursuing them. 



All young dogs are subject to rake, that is 



to hunt with their noses close to the ground. 



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